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Housing & Residence Life 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8101 United StatesWhat's Next? Finding or Changing a Room as part of Rolling Reapplication
2024-2025 Rolling Reapplication will be open through mid-June.
This page contains information for students returning to AU for the 2024-2025 academic year. Returning students who did not secure a housing assignment through Reapplication or want to change a space they selected during Reapplication will find specific next steps on this page.
Housing Options
The 2024-2025 housing rates can be found on Academic Year Rates webpage.
Building | Rising Sophomores | Rising Juniors/Seniors | Room Types |
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Students who elect to live in semi-private living units with private baths (Cassell, Centennial, Duber, Constitution, Federal, Frequency, Nebraska) are responsible for cleaning their in-unit bathrooms. |
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Cassell |
Yes |
Yes |
Suite style |
Centennial | Yes | No | Suite style |
Constitution |
Yes |
No |
Double with private bath |
Duber | Yes | Yes | Double with private bath |
Federal |
Yes |
No |
Double with private bath |
Hughes |
No |
No |
Traditional room |
McDowell |
Yes |
Yes |
Traditional room |
Leonard | Yes | Yes | Traditional room |
Nebraska |
No |
Yes |
Apartment style |
Frequency |
No |
Yes |
Shared studio, 1 BR, and 2 BR |
Is there help for finding off-campus housing?
HRL provides several off-campus resources and services, including a video guide focused on moving off campus and an off-campus rental search site.
What are my next steps?
I don't have a room but I want to live on-campus. What should I do?
While you aren't guaranteed housing, you can browse open rooms in the AU Housing Portal at any time on the the Room Selection page. If you find a room you'd like to live in, you can simply select the space.
Please be aware:
- On-campus spaces can open at any time. As soon as a student cancels, their room will be available for others to select. However, we don't encourage constantly checking the Housing Portal for open spaces. We will provide via email a list of days/times we expect most students to cancel their housing.
- We don't expect multiple spaces in one room to open. This is possible, but not likely. Given this, it's best to plan to select on your own but if you prefer to select as a group you must create a group before trying to select. You can later break your group apart if multiple spaces aren't available.
I have a room currently selected, but am considering changing rooms. What can I do?
You can browse open rooms in the AU Housing Portal through the Application Status page. If you find a room you prefer, you can simply select a new room. If you complete a room change, your previous room will be available for other students to select.
When does HRL expect open spaces to appear in the AU Housing Portal?
On-campus spaces can open at any time. As soon as a student cancels their housing assignment, their room will be available for others to select.
We do expect most cancellations to be submitted in advance of cancellation fee increases on or after the time we send reminder emails.
I currently have a room selected but don't want to live in this room next year. What should I do?
You have 2 options:
- Please be aware of upcoming cancellation fees that apply to students with a selected room. If you won't live in your selected space we encourage you to cancel as early as possible to reduce the cancellation fees you will owe. However, you will lose your guarantee for on-campus housing upon cancelling.
- You can browse open rooms in the AU Housing Portal through the Application Status page. If you find a room you prefer, you can simply select a new room and your previous room will be available to other students to select.
I currently have a room and want to remain in it. What should I do?
You don't need to do anything. Simply look for email updates from HRL over the summer so you can prepare for move-in.